My Take
Antonio Puerta is one of those names that hits you differently the moment you hear it — not because of trophies or transfer fees, but because of what was so cruelly cut short. A Seville kid through and through, he came up through the Sevilla academy and stayed loyal to his hometown club, which in an era of constant player movement already tells you something about his character. On the left flank he had this natural fearlessness — attacking, creative, with a left foot that could slice open a defense. He'd just turned 22, was earning his first real senior minutes, and had every reason to believe his best football was still ahead of him, when he collapsed during a La Liga match against Getafe in August 2007 and never recovered. The Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit awarded that year felt like a nation trying to say thank you with the only words it had left. Watching Sevilla retire his number 16, I think about how much joy he never got to give.
Overview
Antonio José Puerta Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ˈpweɾta]; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional footballer who played solely for Sevilla. Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an attacking left-back, he died on 28 August 2007 affected with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, three days after suffering a series of cardiac arrests during a La Liga game against Getafe on the 2…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Antonio Puerta
- Name (Japanese)
- アントニオ・プエルタ
- Reading
- あんとにお・ぷえるた
- Born
- November 25, 1984 – August 28, 2007
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Seville, Seville Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.